Art Advisory Panel of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 32 (Thursday, February 18, 2016)

Federal Register Volume 81, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 2016)

Notices

Page 8357

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2016-03427

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Art Advisory Panel of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of Renewal of the Art Advisory Panel of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

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SUMMARY: The charter for the Art Advisory Panel has been renewed for a two-year period beginning February 3, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maricarmen R. Cuello, C:AP:SO:ART, 51 SW 1st Avenue, Miami, FL 33130, Telephone No. (305) 982-5364 (not a toll free number).

Notice is hereby given under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), that the Art Advisory Panel of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, a necessary committee that is in the public interest, has been renewed for an additional two years beginning on February 3, 2016.

The Panel helps the Internal Revenue Service review and evaluate the acceptability of property appraisals submitted by taxpayers in support of the fair market value claimed on works of art involved in Federal Income, Estate or Gift taxes in accordance with sections 170, 2031, and 2512 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

For the Panel to perform this function, Panel records and discussions must include tax return information. Therefore, the Panel meetings will be closed to the public since all portions of the meetings will concern matters that are exempted from disclosure under the provisions of section 552b(c)(3), (4), (6) and (7) of Title 5 of the U.S. Code. This determination, which is in accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, is necessary to protect the confidentiality of tax returns and return information as required by section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code.

John A. Koskinen,

Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

FR Doc. 2016-03427 Filed 2-17-16; 8:45 am

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